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Jun 24, 2024 · This year started with some tremors about how many homes landlords are building. We have already seen the G15 warn of a massive 76% drop in the number of affordable home starts in London by its members.. At first glance, Inside Housing’s annual list of the top 50 housing association builders seems to show that development is holding steady.The top 50 Biggest Builders completed 42,115 homes ...

Nov 11, 2024 · “As soon as we have this understanding, we will continue to work with Welsh government to understand next steps. “We appreciate the court’s view on provision of reports and recognise that tenants need this information to know that they are safe – which is why, as soon as the issue came to light, the housing associations worked to rectify it.

Oct 16, 2024 · The rent settlement allows landlords to raise rents by CPI plus 1%. It currently extends to April 2026.. However, Rachel Reeves, the chancellor of the exchequer, is reportedly planning to introduce a 10-year rent settlement for social landlords in this month’s Budget. This would increase annual rents in England by CPI plus 1% throughout the decade.

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Sep 30, 2024 · The BSR has published a guide with the five key principles for resident engagement. They are: Understand who lives in each building: find out who residents are so that you can communicate effectively with them and design safety systems that respond to their needs. Engage via multiple channels: a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to engaging with residents about important safety matters will not ...

Dec 9, 2024 · EPCs rate homes from A to G based on their energy efficiency and inform regulatory targets and retrofit investment decisions by landlords. The regime was introduced in phases from 2007, but officials in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) said the system is now “widely used beyond its original scope”.

Oct 29, 2024 · Energy report data from the 2023 English Housing Survey was published in July this year. It shows that during the decade from 2012 to 2022, housing associations improved the proportion of housing stock with an EPC rating of C or better from 40% to 72%.